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Steaer Candidates Seen in Good Trials Signator Is Timed FiveEighths in 102 102Miss Miss Dogwood Traverses Six Furlongs in 1 16 Burnt Cork SevenEighths in 1 322S 322SSTICKNEY STICKNEY 111 June 2 Two of the principal contenders for top honors were among the eligibles for Saturdays renewal of the Steger Handicap to be given private drills over the good track at Hawthorne this morning They were Woolford Farms Signator winner recently of the Crete Handicap and Brownell Combs Miss Dog ¬ wood who stand out prominently among a dozen or so who are expected to contest Saturdays 5000 sprint of six and a half furlongs furlongsSignator Signator who is one of the Steger top weights with an impost of 119 pounds stepped a snappy five furlongs for which he was timed in 1 02 while Miss Dogwood who must carry 116 pounds this weekend traveled six furlongs in 116 The Combs filly who is scheduled to make her first Chicago appearance of the year in the Steger was accompanied the first five fur ¬ longs of her test by Hometown and they went that far in 101 101Another Another prominent contender for honors in the Steger to sharpen his speed this morning was Eddie Andersons Burnt Cork who probably will be the only threeyear old in the Steger The son of Mr Bones Avho ran second to Wishbone in the Drake Hotel Handicap last Saturday and third to Signator and Pig Tails in the Crete was sent seven furlongs in his work and he ac ¬ complished the exercise in 132 just breezing breezingOther Other Probables Work WorkThree Three others pointing for Saturdays stake who were seen in private trials dur ing the morning hours were John Marschs To a Tee Allen T Simmons Harvard Square and David Straus Daily Trouble To a Tee stablemate of the illustrious Oc ¬ cupation who is passing up Saturdays test stepped a handy half mile from the gate in 49 while Harvard Square breezed four furlongs in 52 Daily Trou bles assignment was three furlongs which he covered in 38 also breezing breezingAlso Also being considered possible starters in the Steger particularly if the track is dry are Valdina Farms Valdina Orphan Gal breath Diensts Best Seller Walmac Farms Bushwhacker John M Hutchins Wishbone and Woof Woof Wooftord Farmi Pig Tails and Ben Endovinas Vinum VinumBushwhacker Bushwhacker stamped himself a threat for honors Saturday by the manner in which he won the Carolan Hotel Purse here yesterday The Walmac Farm horse came from a long way back to emerge the win ¬ ner by a neck over Proud Sister It was his first race in a long time and though he didnt beat a field of top performers he can reasonably be expected to show im ¬ provement later
